Trump’s Drug Price Reforms Amount to a ‘Sugar-Coated Nothing Pill’
May 30, 2018 | The president says he wants to lower drug prices, but Big Pharma isn't fooled.
About Jim Hightower
Jim Hightower, an OtherWords columnist, is a radio commentator, writer, and public speaker. He’s also editor of the populist newsletter, The Hightower Lowdown
Articles by Jim Hightower
The Retired General Who Stopped a Wall Street Coup
May 23, 2018 | General Smedley Butler blew the whistle on a millionaire-led effort to oust FDR and the New Deal.
Ben Carson: Fighting Trump’s War on the Poor
May 16, 2018 | Somehow a trillion-dollar tax giveaway is no issue for the deficit, but modest housing assistance for America's poorest people has to go.
Banks Defend Their Right to Be Dishonest
May 2, 2018 | Bankers are claiming they have a legal right to profit by cheating their own customers out of their retirement savings.
A Quiet Conspiracy of Billionaires
April 25, 2018 | For decades, the Koch brothers have led a secret coup for the billionaire class.
Life Comes at You Fast. Plan Ahead.
April 18, 2018 | Sadly, life can come to an end all too abruptly. Make sure your paperwork's in order.
Betsy DeVos Needs an Education on Ethics
April 11, 2018 | The student loan sharks who prey on veterans and single moms have a friend in Trump's education secretary.
A Shiny New Tool to Pad Profits: Stealing
April 4, 2018 | From making workers deliver packages off-hours to pocketing their tips, corporate greed is turning theft into business as usual.
A Sick New Game from the Executive Suite
March 28, 2018 | Would you rather play the lottery than get your bonus? Didn't think so.
What’s the Point of Satire Anymore?
March 21, 2018 | How can anyone satirize a presidency that gleefully flaunts its own awfulness every day?
Forget the Dow Jones. How’s Doug Jones?
March 14, 2018 | The stock market is owned by the rich. It tells you little about how ordinary Americans are doing.
Corporations Are Spending Their Tax Cut — on Themselves
March 7, 2018 | Instead of creating jobs, big businesses are using their tax cut bonanza to hike stock value and CEO pay.
A Food Stamp Indignity Worthy of Dickens
February 28, 2018 | Behind the White House's demeaning "food box" idea is a plan to eliminate food aid for poor people completely.
Long Live the Jersey Tomato
February 21, 2018 | Instead of trying to squeeze nature into a high-tech, corporate model, our food system should cooperate with nature.
The White House Vs. Working Stiffs
February 14, 2018 | A handy new pamphlet counts the president's lies and attacks on the working people he duped into supporting him.